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She drew a long, soft breath, as though the paper daffodils between them were almost too sweet to bear. Katherine Mansfield was a magician of the short story, whose work was described by Virginia Woolf as “the only writing I have ever been jealous of.” In this story a woman meets a past lover in a café and the emotional distance between who they were and who they are now begins to unfold.
Lay down all hope, you that go in by me… Through the gates of Hell, past swirling hurricanes, rivers of blood, and frozen seas, Dante travels with Virgil as his guide. This edition presents the opening cantica of The Divine Comedy in an accessible modern translation.
What can you say when a man asks you to marry him? Dorothy Parker’s sharp, witty stories capture jazz age New York with biting humor and heart. “Horsie” follows a woman whose social world is shifting under her feet.
During this reign Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. Written when she was just fifteen, Jane Austen’s playful history skewers pompous histories of kings and queens with sharp wit and teenage chaos, hinting at the voice that would later create her beloved novels.